Earlier in the year we teamed up with Virgin Trains on a brand new campaign to celebrate World Poetry day and give Brum's young poets the chance to submit a video of themselves performing an original spoken word poem.

After receiving some truly incredible entries, alongside Virgin Trains we hand-picked three of Brum's most talented young poets and asked them to pen a brand new poem based on a return journey from Birmingham to London.

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Our talented winners, Nicole Murphy, Naomi Minto and Tarik Ross-Cameron each hopped on a train from the Second City down to the Capital with a pen and paper in-hand to pen their new works.

The aim of the trip was to encourage each winner to get inspired by their journey and surroundings, and therefore capturing the true essence of a modern train trip.

During the duration of their trip, our team recorded a documentary-style video to profile each poet.

This Thursday (November 29) will see all three poets perform their works in front of a live crowd at Spotlight at Digbeth Dining Club, giving each of them the chance to share their unique experiences from their Virgin Trains journey, told through spoken word.

Why Virgin backed the competition

Amanda Hines, Virgin Trains' general manager in the West Midlands says: “Spoken word is such a powerful medium, with a wonderful ability of bringing people together.

"That’s something we pride ourselves on, with more than ten million journeys made on our services through the West Midlands in the last year.

What kind of spoken word poem would you create on a Virgin Train? (Image: Martin Keene / PA Wire)

"People choose to relax in different ways when they’re on board our trains; some like to unwind watching films or reading magazines using our onboard entertainment system Beam.

"For others it’s a great opportunity to read a good book, and for some people it can even provide the inspiration to create some spoken word.

"Admiring the passing countryside. Observing their fellow passengers. Taking in the industrial landscape.

"Sometimes it’s the journey and the not the destination that will inspire."